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Jason Parnell's body was found on rocks close to where the boat went down

Jason Parnell’s body was found on rocks close to where the boat went down

 

 

KOH SAMUI – The body of Jason Parnell a British man missing for four days after a tourist speedboat crashed in Koh Samui, Thailand was found Sunday (May 29) on rocks close to where the boat went down, bringing the death toll to four.

The vessel, which was carrying 32 tourists plus four crew, capsized Thursday afternoon after it was slammed by a wave near a rocky stretch of coast on Koh Samui, a popular island in the Gulf of Thailand.

Jason Parnell, who was celebrating his first wedding anniversary with his wife Puja

Jason Parnell, who was celebrating his first wedding anniversary with his wife Puja

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The accident threw all of the passengers overboard, trapping some under the ship’s hull.
The bodies of three women — from the United Kingdom, Germany and Hong Kong — were soon located while rescuers battled rough seas to search for 46-year-old Briton, Jason Parnell.

“Rescue workers found his body at 9:25am near the accident site,” Lieutenant General Ukhcarawath Sithanaubol, told AFP.

“His body was trapped among the rocks. Rescue workers are bringing his body ashore by rubber boat now and we have called off the search operation,” he added.

Parnell was travelling with his wife who survived the accident, police said.

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Jason Parnell’s wife Puja telling rescuers to find her husband.

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The two other victims were named by Thai officials as 29-year-old German Kafo Franeiska and 30-year-old Hong Kong national Trunk Laidka.

The boats that ferry tourists around Thailand’s popular beaches are notoriously reckless and life vests are often in short supply.

Speedboats are also often overcrowded as companies try to squeeze as much profit from each trip.

Police have charged the Thai captain who drove the tour boat with negligence leading to deaths and injuries, a crime that carries up to 10 years in prison.

Although tourism remains a key source of income for Thailand, the kingdom’s reputation as the “Land of Smiles” has suffered in recent years amid a string of deadly bus and boat accidents, high profile crimes against foreigners and a decade of political instability.

But visitors keep coming.

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